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Member of Parliament for Birmingham Hodge Hill Liam Byrne's new book, Black Flag Down . . . At home, we risk becoming a suspicious society, scarred by Islamophobia, where British Muslims fear being seen as the enemy within. Online, we’re fighting…

Speaking at the Tory Conference, Home Secretary Amber Rudd MP posited immigration as being against British interests: The Home Secretary associated immigration with a threat to the 'British way of life': The Home Secretary envisages changes that will affect Britain as…

From the Prime Minister Theresa May MP To all Muslims in Britain and around the world I wish you a blessed Eid al-Adha. I know this festival means a great deal to communities, a time when families and friends are…

reports, 'A Muslim student has been expelled from a public speaking competition after a video of her moving entry about the plight of the Palestinians went viral. Leanne Mohamad, a 15-year-old Muslim student at Wanstead High School in London, won…

BBC News report, ' The Labour candidate for London mayor Sadiq Khan, has rejected the prime minister's accusation that he has associated with extremists. At prime minister's questions, David Cameron questioned Mr Khan's judgement over sharing a platform with a…

Having put back Muslim educational activism a decade through his Trojan Horse allegations, Michael Gove MP, now installed at the Ministry of Justice, is taking steps to dismantle the reputation of Muslims working in the prison service. It is based on…

Liam Thorp in the Bolton News reports, 'Bolton MP Yasmin Qureshi has blasted newspaper The Times for an “appalling” headline it used on a story about the murder of a former Imam in Rochdale. The paper ran a story about the death…

Naz Shah MP, member of the Home Affairs Committee, has provided further evidence on Inspire, an organisation headed by Sara Khan - who has written to prominence as ' a vocal proponent of the government’s Prevent strategy' . In her written…

Bradford's Telegraph&Argus reports, 'Jeremy Corbyn has made further appointments to expand Labour's frontbench team following last week's reshuffle - including a role for Bradford East MP Imran Hussain. He has been promoted to become shadow minister for international development. He will be…